The Scions of Shannara by Terry Brooks

Book Synopsis

Three hundred years have passed in the Four Lands and the heirs of the Ohmsford are called to talk to the shade of the dead Druid Allanon, who reveals that they need to take up his charge if they are to save the land from an evil called the Shadowen.

Book Review Summary

If you’ve enjoyed reading the previous Shannara books then you’ll almost certainly want to read this one, as it sets up the beginning of a new series of books very well. With the multiple characters to follow the story does feel richer and there is less time spent focusing on lesser related parts of the stories, which the Wishsong of Shannara did do. By tapping into the powers that have already been used (the Sword and Elfstones of Shannara, the wishsong) and the introduction of new ones (the Black Elfstone) we get a good blend of parts of the story we’re familiar with and new things to discover. The characters are also interesting in their own right, possibly because they have less airtime in the book and we have to focus on their attitudes and conflicts a lot more. Also, the loss of Allanon as a main character still feels like a hole throughout this book, although with Cogline filling part of the gap and the growing of the new leading characters, it does set the story up to be a very interesting one.

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